Baltimore: Past and Present with Biographical Sketches of Its Representative Men

[Mayer, Brantz]

Verlag: Richardson and Bennett, Baltimore, 1871

Beschreibung

Hardcover. SCARCE. A very attractive volume, despite being ex-library. Illustrated by Handann Brothers. Includes a history of the city by Brantz Mayer and over seventy biographical descriptions of notable Baltimorean men, each illustrated with an original photograph. Black full leather boards with gilt title, decoration, and raised bands to spine. Boards are beveled with gilt borders and decoration. This book has been expertly rebacked with the original spine mounted on the new leather spine. White library call number to spine, partially removed. Library stamp to bottom of title page and last page of text with call numbers to copyright page. Minor bumping to corners and minor wear to edges of boards. Gilt dentelles, full gilt edges, and later marbled endpages. Later silk headbands. Interior is very clean overall, though there are a few spots of foxing to several pages. Archival repairs to gutters of a few pages. Old pencil inscription erased from front endpaper, dated 1871. Illustrations include original tissue guards. Tight binding. 562 pages. BALT/041619. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 33213

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Baltimore: Past and Present with ...

Verlag: Richardson and Bennett, Baltimore

Erscheinungsdatum: 1871

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good